EP3467165B1 - Faisceau de fibres de carbone et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Faisceau de fibres de carbone et son procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP3467165B1
EP3467165B1 EP17802618.3A EP17802618A EP3467165B1 EP 3467165 B1 EP3467165 B1 EP 3467165B1 EP 17802618 A EP17802618 A EP 17802618A EP 3467165 B1 EP3467165 B1 EP 3467165B1
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  • the present invention relates to a carbon fiber bundle and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • Carbon fibers have been widely used for various applications as fillers for composites, and are strongly required to exhibit high tensile strength when made into composites.
  • it is important that the carbon fiber bundle have a high tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands and a high tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands.
  • carbon fiber bundles having a number of filaments less than 30,000 are mainly produced.
  • a brittle material such as carbon fibers
  • improvement of the fracture toughness of carbon fibers is effective in that the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of the carbon fiber bundle can be increased independent of the flaw size of carbon fibers (Patent Document 1).
  • improvement of the fracture toughness of carbon fibers is effective also in that it is possible to efficiently increase the tensile strength of the carbon fiber-reinforced composite obtained using the carbon fibers, and to reduce fuzz that lowers the tensile strength of the composite.
  • Patent Documents 2 to 5 There is also proposed a method of performing temperature control in two or three temperature control regions different in temperature in the stabilization process.
  • Patent Documents 7 to 9 a carbon fiber bundle having a large number of filaments and excellent in productivity has been proposed.
  • Patent Documents 10 and 11 there has also been proposed a carbon fiber bundle having high knot strength, the carbon fiber bundle reflecting mechanical performance of the carbon fiber bundle in a direction other than the fiber axis direction, and exhibiting sufficient mechanical performance in a pseudoisotropic material.
  • Patent Document 12 concerns a flame-resistant fiber bundle configured by a single-fiber fineness of 0.8dTex to 5.0dTex, wherein an average density of a single fiber is 1.33g/cm 3 to 1.43g/cm 3 , and a variation coefficient CV of the density of the fiber bundle is 0.2% or less.
  • Patent Document 13 proposes a method for manufacturing a bundle of carbon fibers which involves performing a first oxidation process on precursor fibers for 8 to 25 minutes until a peak intensity at 1453cm -1 to that at 1370cm -1 in the infrared spectrum is from 0.98 to 1.10 and a second oxidation process for 5 to 14 minutes until a ratio of the peak intensity at 1453cm -1 to that at 1370cm -1 is from 0.70 to 0.75 and the ratio of peak intensity at 1254cm -1 to that at 1370cm -1 is from 0.50 to 0.65 and then performing a carbonization process.
  • Patent Document 1 It is important to increase the fracture toughness of carbon fibers. To increase the fracture toughness, control of a microstructure of carbon fibers is essentially important.
  • the proposal of Patent Document 1 is merely aimed at controlling the silicone oil agent, the single-fiber fineness, and the difference between skin-core structure, and improving the physical properties through the control of surface flaws or control of microstructure distribution of carbon fibers, and is not aimed at improving the microstructure itself.
  • the number of temperature control regions in the stabilization process is two or three, and the carbon fiber bundle is to be treated at a temperature as high as possible in the regions.
  • the treatment time is as long as 44 to 60 minutes, and the technique does not achieve the control of the microstructure region of the carbon fibers.
  • the number of temperature control regions in the stabilization process is two or three, and the heat treatment time in the high temperature region is prolonged to achieve the stabilization in a short time. Therefore, the technique is inadequate in that the stabilization time at high temperature is long, and that the fiber structure at the initial stage of the stabilization is not controlled.
  • Patent Document 4 requires three to six ovens to set a plurality of degrees of extension in the oxidation ovens or to shorten the stabilization time, but does not achieve satisfactory control of the microstructure of carbon fibers.
  • Patent Document 5 is to set the specific gravity of fibers in the middle of the stabilization process to 1.27 or more and then heat-treat the carbon fiber bundle at 280 to 400°C for 10 to 120 seconds. The technique, however, does not achieve satisfactory control of the microstructure of carbon fibers merely by treating the carbon fiber bundle at a high temperature at the very last stage of the heat treatment.
  • the proposal of Patent Document 6 is a technique of controlling the specific gravity of the stabilized yarn after the first oxidation oven to 1.27 or more, and does not achieve satisfactory control of the microstructure.
  • Patent Document 7 is a technique in which a yarn is wet-spun from a spinneret having a large number of holes, and the stretch ratio in the spinning process is controlled. In the technique, however, the level of the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands is low, and it is impossible to provide a composite that exhibits excellent tensile strength.
  • Patent Document 8 is a method of efficiently stabilizing a precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber having a large number of filaments, the level of the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands is low, and it is impossible to provide a composite that exhibits excellent tensile strength.
  • Patent Document 9 is highly suitable for filament winding because of the stable width of fiber bundle at the time of unwinding although the number of filaments is large.
  • the technique does not achieve the control of the microstructure to control the fracture toughness of the carbon fiber bundle, and the document does not mention the knot strength and the coefficient of variation thereof.
  • Patent Document 10 describes that the carbon fiber bundle has high knot strength mainly due to adjustment of the surface treatment of the carbon fiber bundle and the sizing agent, the document does not mention the number of filaments of the carbon fiber bundle, and the number of filaments is only 24,000 even in the examples. Since the knot strength decreases as the number of filaments of the carbon fiber bundle is increased in order to enhance the uniformity as the carbon fiber bundle, the technique is incapable of achieving both the number of filaments and the knot strength of the carbon fiber bundle.
  • Patent Document 11 describes that the technique achieves high knot strength mainly due to adjustment of the stabilization conditions even though the number of filaments is large and the fiber diameter is large, the technique is inadequate in that the knot strength in the examples is 510 N/mm 2 or less.
  • the present invention aims to provide a carbon fiber bundle capable of providing a carbon fiber-reinforced composite having high tensile strength, and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • the present inventors uniformized the heat treatment and improved the fracture toughness of the single fibers while increasing the number of filaments and significantly improving the production efficiency. As a result, they increased the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands to a level that is not achieved with conventional carbon fiber bundles, and found a method of obtaining a high-quality carbon fiber bundle, and accomplished the present invention.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has the following characteristics.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention is a carbon fiber bundle having a tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of 265 to 300 GPa, a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 6.0 GPa or more, a knot strength of 820 N/mm 2 or more, and a number of filaments of 30,000 or more.
  • the knot strength is 900 N/mm 2 or more
  • the coefficient of variation represented by the ratio of the standard deviation to the average of the knot strength is 6% or less, more preferably 5% or less
  • the product E ⁇ d/W is 13.0 GPa or more
  • d/W is the ratio of the single-fiber diameter d to the loop diameter W just before loop fracture as evaluated by a single-fiber loop test
  • E is the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands
  • the Weibull shape parameter m in the Weibull plot of E ⁇ d/W is 12 or more
  • the average tearable length is 600 to 900 mm.
  • Such a carbon fiber bundle is suitably obtained by a method for manufacturing a carbon fiber bundle, the method including: a first stabilization process of stabilizing a polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber having a number of filaments of 30,000 or more and an average tearable length of 400 to 800 mm for 8 to 25 minutes until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.98 to 1.10 to give a fiber bundle; a second stabilization process of stabilizing the fiber bundle obtained in the first stabilization process for 20 to 35 minutes until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.60 to 0.65 and the ratio of the peak intensity at 1254 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.50 to 0.65; a pre-carbonization process of pre-carbonizing the fiber bundle obtained in the second stabilization process in an in
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention is a carbon fiber bundle capable of providing a high-performance carbon fiber-reinforced composite that exhibits excellent tensile strength even with use of a carbon fiber bundle having a large number of filaments.
  • Fig. 1 is a drawing showing a method for measuring the average tearable length.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has a tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of 265 to 300 GPa, a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 6.0 GPa or more, a knot strength of 820 N/mm 2 or more, and a number of filaments of 30,000 or more.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has a number of filaments of 30,000 or more.
  • the number of filaments is preferably 35,000 or more.
  • the productivity depends on the processing speed of the fiber bundle and the number of filaments. Therefore, a large number of filaments enable efficient manufacture of the composite.
  • a number of filaments of 30,000 or more is satisfactory from the viewpoint of productivity.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has a tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of 265 to 300 GPa.
  • the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands is preferably 270 to 295 GPa, more preferably 275 to 290 GPa.
  • the carbon fiber bundle is excellent in the balance between the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands and the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands.
  • a tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands controlled to 275 to 290 GPa easily provides a carbon fiber bundle excellent in tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands.
  • the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands refers to the tensile modulus determined by the method described in the resin-impregnated strand tensile test (hereinafter, strand tensile test) of a carbon fiber bundle described later. In the test, the range of strain is set to 0.1 to 0.6%.
  • the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of the carbon fiber bundle can be controlled mainly by applying tension to the fiber bundle or by changing the carbonization temperature in any of heat treatment processes in the manufacturing process of the carbon fiber bundle.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 6.0 GPa or more.
  • the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands is preferably 6.2 GPa or more, more preferably 6.4 GPa or more.
  • a composite manufactured from the carbon fiber bundle has a potential to exhibit satisfactory tensile strength.
  • the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands refers to the tensile strength determined by the method described in the strand tensile test of a carbon fiber bundle described later.
  • the parameter can be controlled by using the method for manufacturing a carbon fiber bundle of the present invention described later.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention has a knot strength of 820 N/mm 2 or more.
  • the knot strength is preferably 850 N/mm 2 or more, more preferably 900 N/mm 2 or more.
  • the knot strength refers to the fiber bundle tensile strength obtained by subjecting a carbon fiber bundle having a knot made at the midpoint thereof to a fiber bundle tensile test.
  • the knot strength is obtained by the method described in "Knot strength and coefficient of variation thereof of carbon fiber bundle" described later.
  • the knot strength is an indicator reflecting the mechanical properties of the fiber bundle other than in the fiber axis direction.
  • the knot strength affects the generation of fuzz that is fiber fracture generated during the manufacturing process of the composite.
  • the number of filaments is increased in order to efficiently manufacture a composite, fuzz is generated and it tends to be difficult to increase the processing speed of the fiber bundle during the manufacture of the composite.
  • high knot strength enables manufacture of a high-quality composite even under conditions where the processing speed of the fiber bundle is high.
  • the knot strength is 820 N/mm 2 or more, it is possible to reduce fuzz due to abrasion with a guide part or a roller and to increase the processing speed of the fiber bundle during the filament winding process.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention preferably has a coefficient of variation represented by the ratio of the standard deviation to the average of the knot strength of 6% or less.
  • the coefficient of variation is more preferably 5% or less, still more preferably 4% or less, particularly preferably 2% or less.
  • fuzz is likely to be generated at the portion where the variation of the knot strength is large, and it tends to be difficult to increase the processing speed of the fiber bundle during the manufacture of the composite.
  • a low coefficient of variation of the knot strength can provide a high-quality composite.
  • the coefficient of variation of the knot strength is preferably 6% or less, more preferably 5% or less, still more preferably 4% or less.
  • the lower limit of the coefficient of variation of the knot strength is not particularly limited, and a lower coefficient of variation is capable of more effectively suppressing fuzz and improving the production efficiency.
  • a lower coefficient of variation is capable of more effectively suppressing fuzz and improving the production efficiency.
  • the coefficient of variation of the knot strength can be obtained by the method described in "Knot strength and coefficient of variation thereof of carbon fiber bundle" described later.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention preferably has a product E ⁇ d/W of 13.0 GPa or more, wherein d/W is the ratio of the single-fiber diameter d to the loop diameter W just before loop fracture as evaluated by a single-fiber loop test, and E is the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands.
  • E ⁇ d/W is more preferably 13.3 GPa or more, still more preferably 13.5 GPa or more.
  • the single-fiber loop test is a technique of investigating the relation between the strain given to a single fiber and a fracture behavior such as single fiber fracture and buckling by deforming the single fiber into a loop shape.
  • the single-fiber loop test When a single fiber is deformed into a loop shape, compressive strain is given to the inside of the single fiber, and tensile strain is given to the outside of the single fiber. Since compression buckling occurs before tensile fracture, the single-fiber loop test is conventionally often used as a test method for the single fiber compression strength of carbon fibers. The single-fiber loop test, however, can be used to evaluate a value regarded as the intrinsic bending strength of carbon fibers since the test evaluates the fracture strain. That is, d/W is a value proportional to strain, and the product of the value of d/W and the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands, E, described above is a value corresponding to the strength of the single fiber.
  • the tensile strength of the composite is sometimes not increased even if merely the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of the carbon fiber bundle is increased, the tensile strength of the composite can be effectively increased by increasing the value of E ⁇ d/W.
  • the upper limit of E ⁇ d/W is not particularly limited, and it is sufficient to set the upper limit of E ⁇ d/W to 19.0 GPa.
  • the parameter can be controlled by using the method for manufacturing a carbon fiber bundle of the present invention described later.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention preferably has a Weibull shape parameter m in the Weibull plot of E ⁇ d/W of 12 or more.
  • the Weibull shape parameter m is more preferably 15 or more, still more preferably 17 or more.
  • the Weibull plot is a technique widely used for evaluating the strength distribution, and the Weibull shape parameter m tells the shape of the distribution. In the present invention, the Weibull plot is evaluated for twenty single fibers.
  • the single fibers are numbered as 1, ⁇ , i, ⁇ , and 20 in the order of the smallest value to the largest value of E ⁇ d/W, and the numbers are plotted with ln(-ln(1 - (i - 0.5)/20)) as the ordinate and ln(E ⁇ d/W) as the abscissa.
  • ln means a natural logarithm.
  • the Weibull shape parameter m is obtained as the slope of the line. The larger the Weibull shape parameter m is, the narrower the distribution is, and the smaller the Weibull shape parameter m is, the wider the strength distribution is.
  • the Weibull shape parameter m of the single-fiber strength evaluated by a single fiber tensile test often has a value around 5. It is understood that such value is derived from the wide distribution of flaw sizes. Meanwhile, although the detailed reason is not necessarily clear, in the case of the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention, the Weibull shape parameter m of E ⁇ d/W is significantly larger than the value around 5, and a Weibull shape parameter m of 12 or more often makes it possible to manufacture a composite having excellent tensile strength.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention preferably has a product E ⁇ d/W of 13.0 GPa or more, and a Weibull shape parameter m in the Weibull plot of E ⁇ d/W of 12 or more, wherein d/W is the ratio of the single-fiber diameter d to the loop diameter W just before loop fracture as evaluated by a single-fiber loop test, and E is the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands.
  • E is the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands.
  • the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention preferably has an average tearable length of 600 to 900 mm.
  • the average tearable length is more preferably 700 to 900 mm.
  • the average tearable length is an indicator showing the degree of entanglement in a certain fiber bundle. As the fiber bundle is strongly entangled uniformly, the average tearable length is shorter, and when there is no entanglement or the fiber bundle is entangled nonuniformity, the average tearable length is longer. In the case where the carbon fiber bundle is strongly entangled uniformly, it is possible to increase the strength of the carbon fiber bundle in a long gauge length on the order of several meters.
  • the average tearable length of the carbon fiber bundle is 900 mm or less, it is possible to transfer high tension sufficiently between the fibers, to enhance the fiber alignment in the carbon fiber bundle, and to make the stress transfer in the composite obtained from the carbon fiber bundle more uniform.
  • the average tearable length of the carbon fiber bundle is 600 mm or more, stress concentration points are hardly formed, and the tensile strength of a composite obtained from the carbon fiber bundle is hardly decreased. Any means can be adopted as a means for achieving such an entangled state of the carbon fiber bundle as long as the above-mentioned numerical range can be achieved.
  • entangling treatment of the carbon fiber bundle using a fluid is preferably used.
  • the method for manufacturing a carbon fiber bundle of the present invention includes: a first stabilization process of stabilizing a polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber having a number of filaments of 30,000 or more and an average tearable length of 400 to 800 mm for 8 to 25 minutes until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.98 to 1.10 to give a fiber bundle; a second stabilization process of stabilizing the fiber bundle obtained in the first stabilization process for 20 to 35 minutes until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.60 to 0.65 and the ratio of the peak intensity at 1254 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.50 to 0.65; a pre-carbonization process of pre-carbonizing the fiber bundle obtained in the second stabilization process in an inert atmosphere having a maximum temperature of 500 to
  • a polyacrylonitrile copolymer As a raw material used for manufacturing the polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber”), a polyacrylonitrile copolymer is used.
  • the "polyacrylonitrile copolymer” refers to a material containing at least acrylonitrile as a main component of a polymer unit.
  • the main component refers to a component that accounts for 90 to 100% by weight of the polymer unit.
  • the polyacrylonitrile copolymer preferably contains a copolymerization component from the viewpoint of controlling the stabilization treatment defined in the present invention.
  • a preferable example of a monomer usable as a copolymerization component is a monomer containing at least one carboxylic acid group or amide group from the viewpoint of accelerating the stabilization.
  • the monomer containing a carboxylic acid group include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, and alkali metal salts and ammonium salts thereof.
  • Examples of the monomer containing an amide group include acrylamide.
  • the method for manufacturing the polyacrylonitrile copolymer can be selected from known polymerization methods.
  • either of a dry-jet wet spinning method and a wet spinning method may be used as the spinning method.
  • a dry-jet wet spinning method that is advantageous for increasing the knot strength of the obtained carbon fiber bundle is preferably used.
  • the spinning process preferably includes: an extruding process of extruding a spinning dope solution from a spinneret into a coagulation bath and spinning the dope solution by the dry-jet wet spinning method to produce a fiber; a water washing process of washing the fiber obtained in the extruding process in a water bath; a water bath stretching process of stretching the fiber obtained in the water washing process in the water bath; and a drying heat treatment process of subjecting the fiber obtained in the water bath stretching process to drying heat treatment, and if necessary, an additional steam stretching process of steam-stretching the fiber obtained in the drying heat treatment process.
  • the spinning dope solution is obtained by dissolving the above-mentioned polyacrylonitrile copolymer in a solvent capable of dissolving polyacrylonitrile, such as dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, and dimethylacetamide.
  • the coagulation bath preferably contains a solvent used as a solvent of the spinning dope solution, such as dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, and dimethylacetamide, and a coagulant.
  • a solvent used as a solvent of the spinning dope solution such as dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, and dimethylacetamide
  • a coagulant those that do not dissolve the polyacrylonitrile copolymer and are compatible with the solvent used in the spinning solution can be used.
  • water is preferably used as the coagulant.
  • the water washing bath used in the water washing process is preferably a water washing bath having a temperature of 30 to 98°C and having a plurality of stages.
  • the stretch ratio in the water bath stretching process is preferably 2 to 6 times.
  • an oil agent made of silicone or the like silicone oil agent
  • silicone oil agent is preferably modified silicone, and is preferably one containing highly heat-resistant amino-modified silicone.
  • the drying heat treatment process can be performed by a known method.
  • an example of the drying temperature is 100 to 200°C.
  • a precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber suitable for providing the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention can be obtained by steam-stretching the fiber as necessary after the water washing process, the water bath stretching process, and the drying heat treatment process.
  • the steam stretching is preferably performed in pressurized steam at a stretch ratio of 2 to 6 times.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber may have an average tearable length of 400 to 800 mm. Controlling the average tearable length of the precursor fiber bundle within the above-mentioned range makes it possible to uniformize the tension applied inside the fiber bundle during the manufacture of the carbon fiber bundle among the single fibers in the bundle and, for example, to maintain the change of the crystal orientation caused by the heat treatment uniform between the single fibers.
  • a shorter average tearable length is preferable because the heat treatment of the fiber bundle can be performed uniformly. If the average tearable length is less than 400 mm, stress concentration points tend to be formed in the fiber bundle.
  • the average tearable length can be controlled within the above-mentioned range by following a known method, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2014-159564 .
  • the single-fiber fineness of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is preferably 0.5 to 1.5 dtex, more preferably 0.5 to 0.8 dtex from the viewpoint of increasing the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands and the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of the carbon fiber bundle.
  • the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is preferably 30,000 or more, more preferably 35,000 or more so as to be equal to the number of filaments of the carbon fiber bundle.
  • the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is equal to the number of filaments of the carbon fiber bundle, voids between single fibers, that is, so-called bundle splitting in the carbon fiber bundle tend to be eliminated. Further, the larger the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is, the more easily the variation of physical properties of the carbon fiber bundle is reduced.
  • a carbon fiber bundle is obtained by subjecting a precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber to a stabilization process, a pre-carbonization process, and a carbonization process.
  • the conditions are controlled so that the obtained stabilized fiber may have a ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falling within the range of 0.60 to 0.65 and a ratio of the peak intensity at 1254 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falling within the range of 0.50 to 0.65.
  • Peaks at 1453 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum are derived from alkene, and decrease with the progress of stabilization.
  • Peaks at 1370 cm -1 and peaks at 1254 cm -1 are peaks derived from stabilized structures (thought to be a naphthyridine ring structure and a hydrogenated naphthyridine ring structure, respectively), and increase with the progress of stabilization.
  • peaks derived from polyacrylonitrile are decreased as much as possible to increase the carbonization yield.
  • the conditions of the stabilization process are set so as to intentionally leave many alkenes.
  • a stabilized fiber bundle having such a structure is subjected to a pre-carbonization process to give the carbon fiber bundle of the present invention. Further, it is important to set the stabilization conditions so that the ratio of the peak intensity at 1254 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 may fall within the range of 0.50 to 0.65. Peaks at 1254 cm -1 are frequently observed at portions where the fiber bundle is insufficiently stabilized. When there are a large number of the structures, the knot strength tends to decrease. The peak intensity ratio decreases with the progress of stabilization, and the decrease at the initial stage is particularly large. Depending on the stabilization conditions, however, the peak intensity ratio may not fall within the range of 0.65 or less even if the time is increased.
  • the conditions should be set with attention being mainly paid to that the amount of the copolymerization component contained in the polyacrylonitrile copolymer that constitutes the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is small, that the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber has a small fineness, and that the stabilization temperature is increased at the latter stage.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber is heat-treated until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.98 to 1.10 (first stabilization process), and then heat-treated until the ratio of the peak intensity at 1453 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.60 to 0.65 and the ratio of the peak intensity at 1254 cm -1 to the peak intensity at 1370 cm -1 in the infrared spectrum falls within the range of 0.50 to 0.65 preferably at a temperature higher than that in the first stabilization process for a stabilization time of 20 to 35 minutes, preferably for 20 to 30 minutes (second stabilization process).
  • the stabilization temperature should be adjusted to a high temperature.
  • An appropriate stabilization temperature depends on the characteristics of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber. It is preferable to control the center temperature of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber preferably to 250 to 300°C, more preferably to 250 to 280°C, still more preferably to 250 to 270°C to control the peak intensity ratios within the above-mentioned ranges of the infrared spectrum.
  • the stabilization temperature does not have to be constant, and multistage temperature setting may be employed.
  • the treatment performed in the second and subsequent oxidation ovens is referred to as the second stabilization process.
  • the number of oxidation ovens to perform the stabilization process there is no limitation on the number of oxidation ovens to perform the stabilization process.
  • the stabilization temperature and shorten the stabilization time In order to increase the knot strength of the obtained carbon fiber bundle, it is preferable to increase the stabilization temperature and shorten the stabilization time.
  • the stabilization preferably for a stabilization time of 8 to 25 minutes, more preferably for 8 to 15 minutes at a stabilization temperature within the above-mentioned range.
  • the "stabilization time” as used herein means the time during which the fiber bundle stays in the oxidation oven, and the “stabilized fiber bundle” means a fiber bundle after the stabilization process and before the pre-carbonization process.
  • the "peak intensity” as used herein is the absorbance at each wavelength that is obtained by sampling a small amount of the stabilized fiber, measuring the infrared spectrum of the fiber, and subjecting the obtained infrared spectrum to baseline correction, and the spectrum is not subjected to peak splitting. Further, the sample for measurement is diluted with KBr so that the sample may have a concentration of 0.67% by mass.
  • the conditions of stabilization should be considered according to the preferable manufacturing method described later by measuring the infrared spectrum every time the stabilization condition settings are changed. Appropriate control of the infrared spectrum peak intensity ratios of the stabilized fiber enables control of the knot strength of the obtained carbon fiber bundle.
  • the stabilization process means to heat-treat the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber at 200 to 300°C in an atmosphere containing oxygen.
  • the total treatment time of the stabilization process can be appropriately selected preferably within the range of 28 to 55 minutes. More preferably, the total treatment time is selected within the range of 28 to 45 minutes.
  • the obtained stabilized fiber bundle is pre-carbonized in an inert atmosphere having a maximum temperature of 500 to 1000°C at a stretch ratio of 1.00 to 1.10.
  • the stretch ratio is preferably 1.03 to 1.07. In such a temperature range, the microstructure hardly suffers from flaws due to stretching.
  • the stretch ratio in the pre-carbonization process is 1.00 or more, the reaction of forming the initial carbonized structure between the molecules inside the fiber is promoted, and a dense fiber structure can be formed. As a result, it is possible to increase the knot strength of the carbon fiber bundle. If the stretch ratio in the pre-carbonization process exceeds 1.10, high tension may be applied to the pre-carbonized fiber bundle to generate fuzz in some cases.
  • the pre-carbonized fiber bundle is carbonized in an inert atmosphere at a maximum temperature of 1000 to 2000°C. From the viewpoint of increasing the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of the obtained carbon fiber bundle, it is preferable that the temperature of the carbonization process be higher. However, too high a temperature may decrease the knot strength. Therefore, it is preferable to set the temperature in consideration of both the conditions.
  • the maximum temperature is more preferably 1200 to 1800°C, still more preferably 1200 to 1600°C.
  • the carbon fiber bundle obtained as described above is preferably subjected to oxidation treatment.
  • the oxidation treatment introduces an oxygen-containing functional group.
  • gas phase oxidation, liquid phase oxidation, or liquid phase electrolytic oxidation can be used.
  • liquid phase electrolytic oxidation is preferably used from the viewpoint of high productivity and capability of uniform treatment.
  • the method of liquid phase electrolytic oxidation is not particularly limited, and a known method may be employed.
  • the obtained carbon fiber bundle can be subjected to sizing treatment for imparting convergency to the carbon fiber bundle.
  • a sizing agent well compatible with the matrix resin used in the composite can be appropriately selected according to the type of the matrix resin.
  • Methods for measuring various physical properties used in the present invention are as follows.
  • a single fiber having a length of about 10 cm is placed on a slide glass, 1 to 2 drops of glycerin is dropped on the center of the single fiber, and both ends of the single fiber are lightly twisted in the circumferential direction of the fiber to form a loop at the center of the single fiber.
  • a cover glass is placed on the single fiber. The obtained specimen is put on a stage of a microscope, and shooting of a moving image is started under the conditions of a total magnification of 100 times and a frame rate of 15 frames/second.
  • strain is applied to the single fiber until the single fiber fractures by pulling both the ends of the looped fiber at a constant speed in opposite directions with the ends being pushed against the slide glass with fingers.
  • the frame just before loop fracture is specified by frame advance, and the width W of the loop just before loop fracture is measured by image analysis.
  • the fiber diameter d is divided by W to calculate d/W.
  • the number of tests n is 20.
  • the value of E ⁇ d/W is obtained by multiplying the average of d/W by the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands, E.
  • the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands and the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands of the carbon fiber bundle are determined by the resin-impregnated strand test method of JIS-R-7608 (2004) according to the following procedure.
  • "Celloxide (registered trademark)" 2021P (manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.)/boron trifluoride monoethylamine (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)/acetone 100/3/4 (parts by mass) are used.
  • As the curing conditions atmospheric pressure, a temperature of 125°C, and a time of 30 minutes are used.
  • Ten resin-impregnated strands of a carbon fiber bundle are measured, and the average of the measured values is defined as the tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands or the tensile modulus of resin-impregnated strands.
  • the strain is evaluated using an extensometer. The range of strain is 0.1 to 0.6%.
  • a grip having a length of 25 mm is attached to both ends of a carbon fiber bundle having a length of 150 mm to produce a test specimen.
  • a load of 0.1 ⁇ 10 -3 N/denier is applied to the carbon fiber bundle for alignment.
  • One knot is made at the midpoint of the test specimen, and the test specimen is subjected to a fiber bundle tensile test at a crosshead speed at tension of 100 mm/min.
  • a total of 12 fiber bundles are subjected to the measurement.
  • the average of 10 fiber bundles excluding the maximum value and the minimum value is used as the measured value, and the standard deviation of 10 values is used as the standard deviation of the knot strength.
  • knot strength a value obtained by dividing the maximum load value obtained in the tensile test by the average cross-sectional area of the carbon fiber bundles is used.
  • coefficient of variation of the knot strength a value that is obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the knot strength by the above-mentioned average and is expressed in percentage is used.
  • a stabilized fiber to be measured is frozen and pulverized, and then 2 mg of the stabilized fiber is accurately weighed and collected.
  • the stabilized fiber is well mixed with 300 mg of KBr, and the mixture is placed in a molding jig and pressurized with a pressing machine at 40 MPa for 2 minutes to produce a tablet for measurement.
  • the tablet is set in a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, and the spectrum of the tablet is measured in the range of 1000 to 2000 cm -1 .
  • the background correction is performed by subtracting from each intensity the minimum value thereof so that the minimum value in the range of 1700 to 2000 cm -1 may be zero.
  • the spectrophotometer used as the Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer is Paragon 1000 manufactured by PerkinElmer Japan Co., Ltd.
  • the average tearable lengths of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber and the carbon fiber bundle are both determined as follows. That is, as shown in Fig. 1 , a fiber bundle 1 to be measured is cut into a length of 1160 mm, and one end 2 of the fiber bundle 1 is fixed to a horizontal table with an adhesive tape (the point is called a fixed point A). One end 3 of the fiber bundle 1 that is not fixed is divided into two by finger, and one of the divided ends of the fiber bundle is fixed to the table with an adhesive tape so as not to move in a state where the fiber bundle is strained (the point is called a fixed point B).
  • the other one of the end 3 of the divided fiber bundle is moved along the table with the fixed point A as a supporting point so as not to slack, stopped at a position 4 where the linear distance from the fixed point B is 500 mm, and fixed to the table with an adhesive tape so as not to move (the point is called a fixed point C).
  • the region surrounded by the fixed points A, B, and C is visually observed, and an entanglement point 5 farthest from the fixed point A is found.
  • the length obtained by projecting the entanglement point 5 on the straight line connecting the fixed points A and B is read using a ruler with a smallest scale of 1 mm as a tearable length 6.
  • the measurement is repeated 30 times, and the arithmetic average of the measured values is taken as the average tearable length.
  • the entanglement point farthest from the fixed point A is a point that is farthest in direct distance from the fixed point A and where three or more single fibers are entangled with each other with no slack.
  • a carbon fiber bundle is abraded in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the stainless steel rod from one end of the fiber bundle to the other end thereof with 500 gf of tension being applied to the carbon fiber bundle.
  • the carbon fiber bundle is abraded over a distance of half the circumference of the stainless steel rod.
  • the abraded carbon fiber bundle is sandwiched between two urethane sponges.
  • a weight of 125 g is put on the urethane sponges so that the load may be applied to the entire surface of the urethane sponges, and the mass of the fuzz attached to the sponges after the abraded carbon fiber bundle is passed at a speed of 2 m/min is evaluated as the amount of abrasive fuzz.
  • the strand tensile test of the carbon fiber bundle described above is performed with the resin composition being changed as follows.
  • the curing conditions are 100°C for 2 hours.
  • the carbon fiber bundle abraded against the stainless steel rod in the measurement of the amount of fuzz is used.
  • the resorcinol epoxy Denacol EX201 manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation is used.
  • diethylenetriamine the one manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is used.
  • Coagulated fibers were obtained by a dry-jet wet spinning method of extruding the obtained spinning solution once into the air from a spinneret having 12,000 holes, and introducing the extruded spinning solution into a coagulation bath made of an aqueous solution of dimethylsulfoxide.
  • the coagulated fibers were washed with water in a bath at 50°C, and then stretched 3.5 times in two hot water baths. Then, to the fiber bundle obtained after the water bath stretching, an amino-modified silicone oil agent was applied, and the fiber bundle was subjected to drying densification treatment using a heating roller at 160°C. The number of single fibers was adjusted to 36,000, and then the fiber bundle was stretched 3.7 times in pressurized steam to make the total stretch ratio of the yarn 13 times.
  • the fiber bundle was subjected to entangling treatment by air having a fluid extrusion pressure of 0.35 MPa-G with a tension of 2 mN/dtex being applied to the fiber bundle to produce a precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber having a number of single fibers of 36,000.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber had a single-fiber fineness of 0.8 dtex and an average tearable length of 643 mm.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 250°C and a stabilization time of 11 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 270°C and a stabilization time of 21 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle shown in Table 1.
  • the obtained stabilized fiber bundle was pre-carbonized in a nitrogen atmosphere having a maximum temperature of 900°C while being stretched at a stretch ratio shown in Table 1 to produce a pre-carbonized fiber bundle.
  • the obtained pre-carbonized fiber bundle was carbonized in a nitrogen atmosphere at a maximum temperature of 1500°C while being stretched at a stretch ratio shown in Table 1.
  • the obtained carbon fiber bundle was subjected to surface treatment and sizing agent coating treatment to prepare a final carbon fiber bundle. Physical properties of the final carbon fiber bundle are shown in Table 1.
  • a stabilized fiber bundle was obtained as in Example 1 except that only the stabilization process was changed as follows.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 250°C and a stabilization time of 11 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 270°C and a stabilization time of 21 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • a stabilized fiber bundle was obtained as in Example 1 except that only the stabilization process was changed as follows.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 250°C and a stabilization time of 11 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 265°C and a stabilization time of 21 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the stretch ratio in the pre-carbonization was 1.06 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the obtained carbon fiber-reinforced composite had a tensile strength of 5.3 GPa.
  • a stabilized fiber bundle was obtained as in Example 1 except that only the stabilization process was changed as follows.
  • the stabilization time condition in the first stabilization process and the second stabilization process was the same as in Example 3, and the stabilization temperature was changed so that the intensity ratio in the infrared spectrum may be the value shown in Table 1 to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 3 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the results of evaluating the carbon fiber bundle are shown in Table 1.
  • a stabilized fiber bundle was obtained as in Example 1 except that only the stabilization process was changed as follows.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 245°C and a stabilization time of 15 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 255°C and a stabilization time of 44 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the amount of abrasive fuzz of the obtained carbon fiber bundle was larger than those of the carbon fiber bundles mentioned in the examples, and the carbon fiber bundle did not exhibit carbonization characteristics at a sufficiently high level and had a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 5.9 GPa and a knot strength of 785 N/mm 2 .
  • a stabilized fiber bundle was obtained as in Example 1 except that only the stabilization process was changed as follows.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 230°C and a stabilization time of 36 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 245°C and a stabilization time of 71 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the amount of abrasive fuzz of the obtained carbon fiber bundle was larger than those of the carbon fiber bundles mentioned in the examples, and the carbon fiber bundle did not exhibit carbonization characteristics at a sufficiently high level and had a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 5.9 GPa and a knot strength of 814 N/mm 2 .
  • Example 3 the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was adjusted to 24,000 to produce a precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber, and the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was heat-treated in the same manner as in Example 3 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the obtained carbon fiber bundle had high quality, but did not exhibit high tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands and had a tensile strength of resin-impregnated strands of 5.9 GPa.
  • Example 1 the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was adjusted to 24,000, and the stabilization process was changed as follows to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was subjected to stabilization treatment while being stretched at a stretch ratio of 1 in an oven in an air atmosphere under the conditions of a stabilization temperature of 240°C and a stabilization time of 36 minutes for the first stabilization process and a stabilization temperature of 250°C and a stabilization time of 37 minutes for the second stabilization process to produce a stabilized fiber bundle.
  • the subsequent pre-carbonization treatment and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the stretch ratio in the pre-carbonization was 0.98 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the results of evaluating the carbon fiber bundle are shown in Table 1.
  • the stabilization, pre-carbonization, and carbonization treatment were performed in the same manner as in Comparative Example 5 except that the number of filaments of the precursor fiber bundle for carbon fiber was adjusted to 12,000 in Comparative Example 5 to produce a carbon fiber bundle.
  • the results of evaluating the obtained carbon fiber bundle are shown in Table 1.
  • Pre-carbonization stretch ratio and “Carbonization stretch ratio” mean the stretch ratio in the pre-carbonization process and the stretch ratio in the carbonization process, respectively.

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  1. Faisceau de fibres de carbone, ayant un module de traction de torons imprégnés de résine de 265 à 300 GPa, une résistance à la traction de torons imprégnés de résine de 6,0 GPa ou plus, une résistance de nœud de 820 N/mm2 ou plus, et un nombre de filaments de 30 000 ou plus, dans lequel le module de traction et la résistance à la traction de torons imprégnés de résine sont déterminés par JIS-R-7608 (2004) selon le procédé de la description, et la résistance de nœud est mesurée par le procédé de la description.
  2. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon la revendication 1, ayant une résistance à la traction de torons imprégnés de résine de 6,4 GPa ou plus.
  3. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon la revendication 1 ou 2, ayant une résistance de nœud de 900 N/mm2 ou plus
  4. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, ayant un coefficient de variation représenté par un rapport d'un écart type à une moyenne de la résistance de nœud de 6 % ou moins.
  5. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, ayant un coefficient de variation représenté par un rapport d'un écart type à une moyenne de la résistance de nœud de 5 % ou moins.
  6. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, ayant un produit E x d/W de 13,0 GPa ou plus, et un paramètre de forme de Weibull m dans un tracé de Weibull de E x d/W de 12 ou plus, dans lequel d/W est un rapport d'un diamètre de fibre unique d à un diamètre de boucle W juste avant une rupture de boucle, tel qu'évalué par un test de boucle à fibre unique, et E est un module de traction de torons imprégnés de résine.
  7. Faisceau de fibres de carbone selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, ayant une longueur déchirable moyenne de 600 à 900 mm, lorsque mesurée par le procédé de la description.
  8. Procédé de fabrication du faisceau de fibres de carbone selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, le procédé comprenant :
    un premier processus de stabilisation consistant à stabiliser un faisceau de fibres précurseurs de polyacrylonitrile pour une fibre de carbone ayant un nombre de filaments de 30 000 ou plus et une longueur déchirable moyenne de 400 à 800 mm pendant 8 à 25 minutes jusqu'à ce qu'un rapport d'une intensité de pic à 1 453 cm-1 à une intensité de pic à 1 370 cm-1 dans un spectre infrarouge se situe dans une plage de 0,98 à 1,10 pour donner un faisceau de fibres ;
    un second processus de stabilisation consistant à stabiliser le faisceau de fibres obtenu dans le premier processus de stabilisation pendant 20 à 35 minutes jusqu'à ce qu'un rapport d'une intensité de pic à 1 453 cm-1 à une intensité de pic à 1 370 cm-1 dans un spectre infrarouge se situe dans une plage de 0,60 à 0,65 et qu'un rapport d'une intensité de pic à 1 254 cm-1 à une intensité de pic à 1 370 cm-1 dans un spectre infrarouge se situe dans une plage de 0,50 à 0,65 ;
    un processus de pré-carbonisation consistant à pré-carboniser le faisceau de fibres obtenu dans le second processus de stabilisation dans une atmosphère inerte ayant une température maximum de 500 à 1 000°C à un taux d'étirement de 1,00 à 1,10 ; et
    un processus de carbonisation consistant à carboniser le faisceau de fibres obtenu dans le processus de pré-carbonisation dans une atmosphère inerte ayant une température maximum de 1 000 à 2 000°C,
    dans lequel des rapports d'intensités dans le spectre infrarouge sont mesurés par le procédé de la description.
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